Morgan Sindall sees performance improvement
Construction firm Morgan Sindall reported its construction and infrastructure divisions have experienced an improvement in performance…
A trading update to the City this morning has...
Insulated from reputational risk?
As the automotive emissions crisis evolves Matthew King, UK and Ireland Director of Actis muses on reputations and how his own industry can learn...
Newport construction supplier set to double turnover
A Newport supplier of construction equipment is expected to record a turnover of more than double the expected target…
Altraxx Plant Services was launched in...
Construction firms must invest in employees
As the construction sector scrambles to find one million extra employees to meet building demands, contractors have been warned to invest in their existing...
New Infrastructure Commission launched
The government has launched a new infrastructure committee, as well as granting £100bn funding to develop projects over the next five years…
New home permissions will not be given retrospectively
Permission in principle for new homes will not be given retrospectively and will only apply to site allocations in future plans…
According to an impact...
Your rights to light at a glance
Tom Kibblewhite, Director for Watts Group PLC provides an explanation of the right to light and the differences with what is termed daylight and...
Carbon centre becomes first refurb to gain BREAAM Outstanding
The Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation has become the first UK refurbishment scheme to be awarded a BREEAM outstanding rating…
The Edinburgh Centre for Carbon...
BIM for FM – Progressing the case
Mike Packham, Partner of Bernard Williams Associates and BIFM member details how BIM and Soft Landings have progressed recently with guidance from bodies such...
Jewson turns around loss-making branches
Builders’ merchant Jewson has reported sales have improved at a number of loss-making branches, pushing the firm back into the black…
Coventry-based builders’ merchant Jewson...
Green building design linked to higher cognitive function
A new research project has revealed people who work in buildings that have green design in mind have significantly higher cognitive function…
A study from...
Much ado about CDM
Andrew Dixon, Policy Advisor at the Federation of Master Builders provides an easy to understand breakdown of what the new regulations mean, and the...
South East construction booming
The NHBC has reported construction businesses in the South East of England have seen a significant surge of activity in the past 12 months…
Construction...
NIA calls for government action to stop job losses
The head of the National Insulation Association is calling on the government to do more to prevent job losses in the energy efficiency sector…
Neil...
Awareness is key to accessibility issues
Some people really need to get out more. It’s good for them, it’s good for businesses and it’s essentially why we set up About...
14,000 new homes for Edinburgh over the next ten years
A £300m home building programme has been unveiled by the City of Edinburgh Council, which will see 14,000 new properties built…
Plans to build 14,000...
Security for expenses – advice and guidance for Party Wall Surveyors
James Jackson, Head of Training and Education with the Faculty of Party Wall Surveyors details the issue of security within the Party Wall etc....
GAP purchases 100 new telehandlers
In a deal worth £4.5m, GAP Hire Solutions has purchased over 100 new telehandlers…
Plant equipment rental company GAP Hire Solutions has placed an order...
3,000th Milestone award for Morgan Sindall
Contractor Morgan Sindall has been given an award in recognition of its commitment to the sector, as it registers its 3,000th site…
Construction and infrastructure...
What’s new about BIM?
Nick Nisbet, Director at AEC3 Ltd and Technical Coordinator for buildingSMART asks whether BIM is so new, after all…
Last year I was challenged to...
Energy efficiency scheme approved in Redditch
Homeowners in Redditch will benefit from a new scheme aimed at helping those who want to undertake energy efficiency measures in their property…
Offsite delivery in a digital world
Shaun McCarthy OBE, Chair of the Supply Chain School explains how building for the future is being delivered…
The launch of the Offsite Management School...
The BIM challenge: Collaboration at the core
In today’s construction industry, BIM is increasingly accepted as a modern design process, enabling improved multi-disciplinary integration and the ability to detect and resolve...
Planning and Building Control Today now live!
The latest edition of Planning & Building Control is now live! Articles on the housing crisis, the urban agenda in the EU, the role...
Construction firm prosecuted over dumper truck injury
A construction firm has been sentenced following an incident that led to a dumper truck overturning and injuring a worker…
Turner Construction (Midlands) Ltd has...
Building control on the political agenda
Paul Wilkins, Chair of the ACAI provides an update to the latest developments within building control and the role of Approved Inspectors in this...